Archaeologists unearthed the first Aztec death whistles, also known as ehecachichtlis, in 1999 while excavating the ...

In the title work of this compelling collection of essays, Inga Clendinnen reconstructs the sequence of experiences through which young Aztec warriors were brought to embrace their duty to their ...

"I was a little surprised at the outset by how easily things could fall back into the warriors' and elites' points of view," says Brumfiel, a specialist in the archaeology of Aztec civilization who ...

Such a discovery would mark a first since no Aztec royal burial has yet been found despite decades of digging. The sacrificial offerings, including a richly adorned jaguar dressed as a warrior ...

who had been expecting to find the skulls of young male warriors, but also unearthed the crania of women and children, raising questions about human sacrifice in the Aztec Empire. "Although we can ...

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as ... have been found at battle sites or in warrior graves. Three original skull whistles ...

Ranging from a threatening hiss to a blood-curdling scream, the sound of the Aztec death whistle is as creepy as the ... disputed as no whistles have been found at battle sites or in warrior graves.